Cardboard art virtuoso Kiel Johnson builds a giant twin lens reflex camera in this time-lapse video. Check out his other amazing cardboard creations on his site. [via Hi-Fructose] Kiel Johnson
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Saturday October 17th, 2009 9:41 PM
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This nifty Chinese dragon was made entirely from plastic cups, spoons, knives, and forks bought at the dollar store. It took the builder some 90 hours to complete. Yikes. [Thanks,...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday October 14th, 2009 11:26 AM
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Danish artist Ea Borre created these incredible machines out of paper, cardboard, some Meccano bits, and some junked DC motors. Ea Borre
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday September 17th, 2009 4:20 PM
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I was thrilled to host a panel discussion yesterday at Maker Faire with some of my favorite kinetic artists: Nemo Gould, Ben Cowden, Reuben Margolin, and Greg Brotherton. I was...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday May 31st, 2009 12:37 PM
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One of my fave found-object artists/kinetic sculptors, Nemo Gould, is going to be at Maker Faire again this year. He’ll be there as part of the Applied Kinetic Arts group...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday May 27th, 2009 1:06 AM
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From an item called DIY Dangerous Toy – The Universel Cycle Buddhist temple made from beer bottles Bicycle table I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’m a dude who crafts....
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Thursday April 2nd, 2009 12:49 AM
Categories: Craft | 6 Comments
The Steel Yard Blog has posted some information on Pawtucket Rising, a documentary that profiles the rebirth of Pawtucket, RI, the birthplace of the American industrial revolution: The documentary profiles...
Posted by Brian Jepson | Monday February 2nd, 2009 2:43 PM
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Brooklyn’s 3rd Ward is offering a couple of in-depth classes and free workshops that may be of particular interest to the Make community. Readers of Make are invited to enroll...
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Friday January 23rd, 2009 5:03 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Home, Music | 2 Comments
Keith Newstead is an “automatist” who makes the most amazing kinetic mechanical sculptures. Here are a couple of his pieces, recently posted to YouTube. Keith Newstead Automata [via Dug North]...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday January 21st, 2009 9:29 AM
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Afrigadget had a piece about this art colony near Nairobi National Park, called Kitengela Glass. They use local artisans (and train new ones) to make and sell items from recycled...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Sunday January 18th, 2009 7:58 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Energy | 2 Comments
CRAFT blogger Rachel (Average Jane Crafter) found this cool free font, Molecular Typography, designed by Mithila Shafiq.
Posted by Patti Schiendelman | Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 3:23 PM
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Another installment in Etsy’s Handmade Portraits series – this profile of leather-crafter Allison Sattinger provides a look into her making process as well as how she came to start her...
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Friday December 12th, 2008 3:05 PM
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